MCP Servers: The USB connectors of AI

Join us for this month’s Coding from the Beach meetup as we dive into the emerging world of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers—a foundational layer for the agentic era of AI. If you’re building AI tools, agents, or infrastructure, this is one of the most important new concepts to wrap your head around.

Much like USB-C enabled a new era of plug-and-play hardware interoperability, MCP is doing the same for AI—standardising how models connect to tools, data, and systems. In this session, we’ll demystify MCPs, explore the hands-on workflows, and showcase how they're being used in practice.

### 🛠️ What we’ll cover:

• Tool Calling Deep Dive
  A walkthrough of how tool calling works at the LLM level—laying the groundwork for understanding MCPs.
• Intro to MCPs
  What they are, how they work, and simple starter examples to help you get oriented.
• Making Your Own MCP Server
  How to spin up your own MCP server and integrate with existing services.
• The Emerging MCP Ecosystem
  Overview of current MCP-compatible tools, how to plug into them, and real-world applications.

This will be a practical, hands-on meetup with multiple short sessions and time for hands-on experimentation. Bring your laptop, your questions, and your curiosity.